- hold off - fight to a stand-off; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos back"
--1 is one way to resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- wait, hold off, hold back - wait before acting
--2 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
They hold off a long time
- wait, hold off, hold back - wait before acting